Ott Velsberg, Global AI Thought Leader and Chief Data Officer of the Government of Estonian joins the show to discuss Estonia’s new AI and data strategy which is built on three main pillars: a data-driven economy and society, an AI-driven gover

The One with the GSA TTS Data & Analytics Chief

16 days ago 52m 26s

Mark Wheeler, Director with the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), Centers for Excellence in Data & Analytics & former CIO for the City of Philadelphia joins the show to discuss the role data is playing

The One with the Appian Global Public Sector VP

26 days ago 50m 14s

Jason Adolf, Vice President - Global Public Sector Vertical at Appian Corporation joins the show to discuss the current landscape for low-code platforms in federal, state and local government agencies. We also discuss the renewed emphasis on th

The One with the Former U.S. Veterans Affairs CTO

Mar 26th, 2024 56m 35s

Marina Nitze, the former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the author of the book “Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team” joins the show to discuss some key takeaways p

The One with the Former Secret Service Fraud Expert

Mar 15th, 2024 54m 25s

Matt O'Neill, former Secret Service Deputy Special Agent in Charge of Cyber and one of the most decorated Agents in the history of the law enforcement branch joins the show to discuss the latest trends he sees across the government fraud landsc

The One with the Former Michigan Chief Mobility Officer

Mar 5th, 2024 1h 6m

Trevor Pawl, the nation’s First Chief Mobility Officer from the State of Michigan joins the show to talk about why he suddenly left his dream job to spend a year traveling the globe with his wife and kids. In our conversation we discuss struggl

The One with the Potential AI CEO

Feb 23rd, 2024 53m 18s

Rachel Weissman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Potential AI joins the show to discuss the impact that artificial intelligence will have in the public sector and the role of governments in equipping citizens for an AI-centric world. We

The One with the UnSEALed Author

Feb 16th, 2024 56m 30s

Mark Greene, former Navy SEAL and the author of the book Unsealed: A Navy SEAL's Guide to Mastering Life's Transitions joins the show to discuss his evolution from college athlete to college dropout, then from SEAL training to enlisted SEAL, an

The One with the Accenture Federal Healthcare Leader

Feb 6th, 2024 44m 35s

Jill Olmstead, Managing Director and Federal Health Industry Leader at Accenture Federal Services joins the show to discuss the latest trends impacting healthcare and what has changed since the pandemic. We also discuss the importance for organ

The One with the Former Commonwealth of Kentucky CIO

Jan 26th, 2024 58m 8s

Charles Grindle, Ph.D, Former Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Senior Advisor at ProofPoint joins the show to unpack and discuss the top ten priorities for State CIO’s revealed by the National Association for State

The One with the Aquia Co-Founder & President

Jan 16th, 2024 47m 53s

Chris Hughes, Cybersecurity Thought-Leader & the President & Co-founder of Aquia joins the show to discuss some of the important things that public and private sector leaders and practitioners need to know going into 2024 around cyber. We also

The One with the RegScale CEO

Jan 5th, 2024 41m 55s

Travis Howerton, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of RegScale joins the show and allows us to jump into the head of a founder CEO to understand some of the challenges he faces and what he does to stay sharp. We also discuss his thoughts on

The One with the Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal

Dec 20th, 2023 59m 48s

Brett Johnson, Former U.S. Most Wanted Cybercriminal, ”The Original Internet Godfather" and one of the leading authorities on cybercrime, identity theft, and cybersecurity on the planet joins the show to tell his story of how he went from being

The One with the Department of Justice CIO

Dec 8th, 2023 50m 42s

Melinda Rogers, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Information Resource Management & Chief Information Officer at the US Department of Justice joins the show to shed some light on what is it like being a digital leader in such a high-profile

The One with the CX Innovation Strategist

Nov 27th, 2023 55m 57s

Charlotte S. Lee, the Industry Advisory Chair for Customer Experience at ACT-IAC and Strategic Lead for CX & Innovation at Granicus joins the show to discuss what type of mindshare she believes there is in government around CX and the growth th

The One with the Former US Navy Rear Admiral

Nov 16th, 2023 50m 8s

Danelle Barrett, Former US Navy Rear Admiral & Director of Current Operations at U.S. Cyber Command joins the show to discuss her book “Rock the Boat” and the lessons she has learned across her life and career. We also talk about traits that sh

The One with the ”Bridgebuilders” Co-Authors

Nov 6th, 2023 57m 9s

William D. Eggers, Executive Director of the Deloitte Center for Government Insights & Donald F. Kettl, Professor Emeritus & former dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and the co-authors of the book “Bridgebuilder

The One with the Former State of Florida CIO

Oct 27th, 2023 1h 19m

Jamie Grant, CEO and Co-Founder of RedLeif and Former State of Florida Chief Information Officer joins the show to unpack his time at the Florida Digital Service and what the priorities of state IT leaders look like in 2023. We also talk about

The One with the Digital Identity Experts

Oct 13th, 2023 34m 6s

Jeremy Grant, Managing Director at Venable LLP and Jordan Burris, Vice President of Public Sector Strategy at Socure contribute to a conversation about digital identity in government including the type of measures and policies they are hoping w

The One with the GovNavigators

Oct 6th, 2023 45m 26s

Robert Shea and Adam Hughes, the Co-Founders of GovNavigators, join the show to provide insights and advice for those out there trying to navigate the impending government shutdown and current continuing resolution. We also have a talk about th

The One with the Former Deputy Federal CIO

Sep 28th, 2023 47m 40s

Maria Roat, former U.S. Deputy Federal CIO and CIO for the Small Business Administration, joins the show to dive into her military and civilian career in government and some of the lessons she has learned about people and transformation. We als

The One with the Socure Public Sector SVP

Sep 11th, 2023 39m 11s

Matthew Thompson, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Public Sector at Socure and Former U.S. Army Ranger joins the show to discuss why he believes that America needs a new approach to digital identity verification in government. He also

The One with the GSA ITC Acquisition Chief

Sep 5th, 2023 37m 14s

Laura Stanton, the Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Information Technology Category (ITC), in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) joins the show to discuss lessons learned around acquisition and procurement from the pandemic that ha

The One with the WalkMe State and Local Strategist

Aug 28th, 2023 38m 19s

Megan Gallagher, Head of State and Local Government at WalkMe joins the show to discuss how the emphasis on CX at the Federal level has influenced State and Local governments to become more intentional about experience. We also talk about the i

The One with the Unconventional Guide to Success Hosts

Aug 16th, 2023 54m 7s

Linda Misegadis and Scott Montgomery, the hosts of the Unconventional Guide to Success Podcast, hosted an interview with host Brian Chidester where they discussed his career in the public sector and lessons he has learned along the way. They al